Last week, when Milena Canonero won a fourth Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work on “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” the world’s attention was drawn yet again to Italy’s history of excellence in this category
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Based on his novel Il trono vuoto (The Vacant Throne), Roberto Andò’s film Viva la libertà appeared last year in Italy at a propitious moment, just as Florence mayor Matteo Renzi stormed to national political prominence and assumed the office of prime minister (the youngest in Italian history) in early 2014. Both the film and the reality deal with a moment of crisis of the left; but perhaps that is where the similarities end.
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Once again, the Italian movie director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino, confirms himself as one of the greatest representatives of Italian cinema in the world. His "The Great Beauty" has won the Golden Globe for best foreign film! Our interview
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"Chicago is home to some of the main events of the Year of Culture," said the Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Claudio Bisogniero. "Being able to count on an exceptional testimonial and world-renowned personalities such as Maestro Muti, or quality and artistic tradition of Piccolo Teatro of Milan, makes our event particularly unique," he added.
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Paolo Sorrentino's portrait of Giulio Andreotti is an investigation of post-WWII Italian politics
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One of the best known Italian politicians, former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, turns 90. Nicknamed "Il Divo" after the recent Italian film starring Toni Servillo, his political life covers the whole history of Italy.
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Art & CultureMatteo Garrone dedicated his Prize for Best Director to “all those who fight every day against organized criminality in Naples"
